News Bits: Dell Mini 9 Gets Broadband, Acer 10" Netbook, A-DATA SSD With USB

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 now with mobile broadband

The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook is now available with AT&T mobile broadband. The embedded WWAN solution is a $125 upgrade; a $120 rebate is available to customers who sign a two-year AT&T DataConnect Service plan. Details:

HSDPA (7.2 Mbps downlink)
HSUPA (2.0 Mbps uplink)
Tri-band HSDPA/WCDMA at 850/1900/2100 MHz
Quad-band EDGE/GPRS at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

The mobile broadband option is only an option at time of sale, and not available on legacy Mini 9s.

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NotebookReview.com Review of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9

10" Acer Aspire One on the way

Acer plans to launch an Aspire One netbook next year with a 10-inch display according to a DigiTimes report. It will probably have the same specifications as the 8.9-inch One on the market today, including the Intel Atom processor and Windows XP.

Full Story (DigiTimes.com)
NotebookReview.com Review of the Acer Aspire One

MacBook Pro takes performance hit without battery

If you are thinking of taking the battery out of your new MacBook Pro to extend the battery's life a few months, prepare yourself for a performance hit - 37%, to be exact. GearLog did some investigating and found this performance drop is actually planned; Apple forces the performance hit because it "prevents the computer from shutting down if it demands more power than the A/C adapter alone can provide." The verdict: keep the battery in your notebook.

Full Story (GearLog.com)
NotebookReview.com Review of the MacBookPro (2008 Model)
Special thanks to forum super moderator Johnny T for submitting this bit

A-DATA introduces SSD with mini USB port

A-DATA recently introduced a 2.5-inch Solid State Disk (SSD) featuring a built-in mini-USB 2.0 port to its Xtreme Performance Gear (XPG) line of products. This means the drive can pull double duty inside and outside the computer. The XPG SSD has a SATA II interface, 100MB/s write and 170MB/s read speed. No launch date has been confirmed, but the drive will come in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 192GB capacities.

Full Story (HEXUS.net)

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